Around the world, Greene (格林 
, Greene 
, グリーン 
, along with others...) is quite a rare epicene forename. The given name Greene is habitual in China, where it is a rare epicene name, the United States, where it is a very rare primarily masculine, but very seldom feminine name, and Philippines, where it is a very rare epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in China, the United States, and Nigeria. Predominantly, Greene is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| 格林 | China |
| Greene | Australia, Ireland, Canada, United States, United Kingdom |
| グリーン | Japan |
| Грин | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Russia |
| גרין | Israel |
| غرين | Algeria |
Greene is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
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griffin greene deputy to Quartermaster General of Continental Army, pioneer to Ohio Country, US (b. 1749) |
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gardiner greene American businessman (1753–1832), US (b. 1753) |
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ray greene US Senator and Rhode Island Attorney General (1765-1849), US (b. 1765) |
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| pitt burnaby greene (1765-1837) (b. 1765) |
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| rowland greene (b. 1779) |
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| miranda greene (1807-1872) (b. 1807) |
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| molesworth richard greene (1827-1916) pastoralist (b. 1827) |
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harrison greene actor (1884-1945), US (b. 1884) |
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douglass t. greene Major general in the United States Army during World War II (1891–1964), US (b. 1891) |
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| carleton greene (1844-1924) (b. 1844) |
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| jones william greene Peerage person ID=458406 (b. 1845) |
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| duff warren greene American ophthalmologist, US (b. 1851) |
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henry graham greene English writer, playwright and literary critic (1904-1991), GB (b. 1904) |
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wallace martin greene 23rd Commandant of the Marine Corps, US (b. 1907) |
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| evarts boutell greene American historian, US (b. 1870) |
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